The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-01
THE GREAT WILL CASE.

wouid he Abbreviated W Ho'"'J' " p
,,hout executor was the last thing suggested
think that Catlin suggested that the Will DC
dated MAY Cd; |. by mistake. dated 1t May
Ist. every alteration in regard to the amounts
uiveu, etc., was made by Reddick; made
some changes In phraseology; change as re-
xarded the Rhodes children wa made be-
fore the witnesses came; SO, too, thihk'
change as regards the time ne Hhe" my
father; after the will was signed IL was put
in hands of l.. G. Allen; in 1884 maze
copy of the will at Allen bank aud LOOK H.
nj Redd.ck's request, to his house; l dre~
The second will on May 4th; saw hediick
in bed ia his library room; was 'here
about an hour; was there rev minutes on
Nav 3: in reference to David, he SAID,
..Tbsre il nv unfortunate brother, David;
IvouId A. leave give him 81, 500 per year ~
5000 but I think that $500 would be put TO
batter u.. than would more; the hrst that
Reddick wanted to change his will was
few DAYS before May u, and about two
week Or more after May 4th; May 2nh
~ Fixed by conversation with keddlcK III
relation TO Dunavan vs.. DunaVan.
A few days after the execution Of the Will
of Juue 2lst A. J. Eeddick came into my Of
nee and said that his mind was as clear as a
bell.
Or. u stated 10 my father that he was III
position to do us harm or Otherwise,
C,.. In: No one assisted me in the
nreror,ri.n of the first will. Major WiImer
drew section - Of the second will The
nrsf viii is the production Of two inter,
views
ulsh The jury to understand that, never
having heard anything as to what IL wanted
50 do ailh his property, we Formulated the
will in two Day, and we took about II or
telyews to draw the second will. la
exI an zion, would say that r. at the max.
ing Of ,econd will said that he was going to
fske !. time so that his health would not be
injured
c,ryerscd with pr. H.. think in his
Office, about changing the will. This was
some time after May 10Th. was one ofthe
defendants in this case served with summons
On Nov. II, '86, filed disclaimer. | did
80 in order that might, by making pc
cnniary sacrifice, be disinteresIed witness
The message was brought to me by, think
siilen; | went according to instructions OF
e. sn; made copy OF the Will anu trans.
uoittcu the copy to K. DR., II. did not tell
me that the will was to he changed
After leaving copy of the will with Il. and
before Nav II K told me to real the will
10 him | did so he told me to make mar
afiual notes on the copy OF the VIII ana TO
incorporate ihe same in cOdicll to the VIII
I think on the first occasion after had le't
che copy, or on the next occasion OF my
visit to him. he told me about Mrs. Aud
aud at he wanted to give sis horses
al buggy and a COW and calf. lie wanted
% know il furniture covered piano and
organ: he wanted to give these, too, to
sis" Next day | think, We had another
meeting, | drafted in lead pencil the head
ing Of co1ici,. At subsequent meeting
4 lol him The will was perfectly solid in
EaW because they were noted, etc, but that
IL being an important thing il would he
published, and # | could re-draft the will
and put it in better language it would
book better in print In relation to the
draft OF the last will | hal dozen or
fifteen short interviews; the draft of the
seroud will was not completed in one day.
On es h successive meeting read the part
chat | had drafted. made the changes at
rbe suggestion Of no one but william Red.
dick. did not put the provisions in on
my own notion. DR.. Hathaway was present
at no more than on two OCCASIONS relative
10 second will Once | remember he was
there. Before this Reddick had said that
he would give Sis more lot. Before
went there next | had not prepared a map
when DR.. Hathaway was there | drew up n
pap. ] couldn't understand Reddick's map;
he couldn't understand mine When he ex-
planned his map easily understood il. My
1itticulty had been to know which side Of
his map was the north side. On one of
these occasions Rcddick said that he had not
given Sis enough; the railroad stock
might deprecialc aud he would give her the
dive stock. He said that some of his rela
'iyes had been saying that isis" was
stranger. lie thought that she had been 80
faithful that he woul turn around about
The concern and give her enough 40 that
she might give presents occasionally to these
persons who had made such remarks He
once said that in case David died his wife
should have $500 per year during her life,
During the preparation Of second will, !
went to Reddlck's house and told him that |
had received cOmmu nication from the Sis |
sers aud asked him if | should 90, for |
suspected that they wished to see me in
reference to the will lie said that they
had been TO see him and he had intimated
20 them what he had done for them; that |
should go and see them. This | did.
! returned and told him that told them
what we're the provisions and that they
said that they would rather have 5000
eaxsh than 500 a year for -four. He laugh.
I'd ard said there was a vast difference be-
aw cen $1,000 in cash aud an annual sum Of
800. and he would give them 81 600 down
10 be distributed to the poor. Whenever
Sis appeared at any Of these occasions rela-
tive TO either Of the wills L. always susp end
operations. In regard to A. is bequest
he said the executor would have difficulty
Ia collecting the note and he would give it
AL TO Jack. | never made any suggestion
at any time to X. to make a little speech.
IL is monstrous falsehood Never any.
Shing occurred when X. became excited
aud said he wanted it for himself. never
Knew Dr.. ii. to have to give X. medicine
al then intaryipys heceuse K had become